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What Is the Future for Zoos and Aquariums?
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science ( IF 1.5 ) Pub Date : 2018-10-16 , DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2018.1514302
Ron Kagan 1 , Stephanie Allard 1 , Scott Carter 1
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Animal welfare concerns have plagued the professional zoo and aquarium field for decades. Societal differences remain concerning the well-being of animals, but it appears a shift is emerging. Scientific studies of animal welfare have dramatically increased, establishing that many previous concerns were not misguided public empathy or anthropomorphism. As a result, both zoo and aquarium animal welfare policy and science are now at the center of attention within the world’s professional zoos and aquariums. It is now possible to view a future that embraces the well-being of individual captive exotic animals, as well as that of their species, and one in which professional zoos and aquariums are dedicated equally to advancing both. Though the ethics of keeping exotic animals and animals from the wild in captivity are still a contentious subject both outside and even within the profession, this study argues. We argue that this path forward will substantially improve most zoo and aquarium animals' welfare and could significantly reduce societal concerns. If animal welfare science and policy are strongly rooted in compassion and embedded in robust accreditation systems, the basic zoo/aquarium paradigm will move toward a more thoughtful approach to the interface between visitors and animals. It starts with a fundamental commitment to the welfare of individual animals.



中文翻译:

动物园和水族馆的未来是什么?

几十年来,对动物福利的关注困扰着专业的动物园和水族馆领域。关于动物福祉的社会差异仍然存在,但似乎正在发生转变。对动物福利的科学研究已大大增加,确定以前的许多关注点并没有误导公众同情或拟人化。结果,动物园和水族馆的动物福利政策和科学现在都成为世界专业动物园和水族馆关注的焦点。现在可以看到一个未来,它涵盖了单个圈养外来动物及其物种的福祉,并且其中一个专业的动物园和水族馆同样致力于两者的发展。尽管在行业内外,甚至在行业内,将外来动物和野生动物圈养的道德观念仍然是一个有争议的话题,但这项研究认为。我们认为,这条道路将大大改善大多数动物园和水族馆动物的福利,并可能大大减少社会关注。如果动物福利科学和政策深深植根于同情心,并植根于强大的认证体系中,那么基本的动物园/水族馆范式将朝着更加周到的方法来引导游客与动物之间的联系。它从对动物个体福利的根本承诺开始。如果动物福利科学和政策深深植根于同情心,并植根于强大的认证体系中,那么基本的动物园/水族馆范式将朝着更加周到的方法来引导游客与动物之间的联系。它从对动物个体福利的根本承诺开始。如果动物福利科学和政策深深植根于同情心,并植根于强大的认证体系中,那么基本的动物园/水族馆范式将朝着更加周到的方法来引导游客与动物之间的联系。它从对动物个体福利的根本承诺开始。

更新日期:2018-10-16
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